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Mariah Carey got her Flowers on Wednesday: She appeared on Apple Music’s Flowers as the series’ first guest, where she was interviewed by SZA for the livestreamed event. The pair were in the studio the night before, SZA revealed during their conversation, where they listened to Carey’s new album and …

Before the start of Mötley Crüe’s Las Vegas residency earlier this month, Vince Neil revealed that the band was forced to push the beginning of the run because he had a stroke in December. Well, now, the Mötley frontman has shared that he actually suffered at least four strokes “throughout …

Hip-hop producer Metro Boomin told jurors at his civil rape case on Wednesday that he had two consensual encounters with his accuser in 2016, always wore a condom, and couldn’t wait for his trial to start so he could testify and give his side. “Were you wrongly accused?” his lawyer, …

In a sign that the Gen X nostalgia market remains viable, especially for indie rock, the Replacements’ revered 1984 album Let It Be is returning — again. An expanded version of the album was rolled out many years ago, but on Nov. 21, it will be blown out into an …

Under new rules Spotify announced today, an AI “band” like the now-infamous Velvet Sundown will still be allowed on the service, but would be encouraged to label itself properly from the start. Overall, Spotify has zero intention of eliminating AI-generated music from its service, execs said Tuesday, in a press …

Jurors handed hip-hop producer Metro Boomin a decisive win at his civil sexual-assault trial in Los Angeles on Thursday. After only about an hour of deliberation, the panel of five men and three women unanimously found that plaintiff Vanessa LeMaistre had failed to prove her claims that the influential musician, …

I t’s early August, and Latin Mafia just stepped offstage at Lollapalooza. Even though they’re taking a break at a nearby dining hall, they’re absolutely buzzing with energy. It’s hard to turn that live-wire adrenaline off; they spent the entire set crowd-surfing over screaming fans and inciting mosh pits as …

Taylor Swift conceptualized her upcoming album, The Life of a Showgirl, while traveling around the world on the Eras Tour, reaching the highest heights of pop stardom. But there are a few other things that typically inform the life of a pop girl — like promoting new records on the …

Every year, it seems like there are new data points reaffirming just how big Latin music has gotten: In 2024, the Latin industry reached another commercial peak, making $1.4 billion in revenue in the U.S., according to RIAA numbers. That’s slightly more than 8 percent of revenue in music in …

Jack Antonoff expressed his dismay with recent comments from Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino about concert tickets being “underpriced” with more room to rise, saying, ”This really breaks my heart and is a sick way of looking at it.” On X Thursday, Sept. 25, Antonoff shared some of Rapino’s comments …